第 3 讲 主旨大意题[小题夯基练]1.Steven Stein likes to follow garbage trucks
His strange habit makes sense when you consider that he's an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter , including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road
What is even more interesting is that one of Stein's jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bag
Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year
So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkouts( 收 银 台 ) . The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California ,including Los Angeles
Eyeing these headwinds,plasticbag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as